Cinema Giant Dies: A Day of Mourning
- Based on the provided text, here's a summary of the key points about Robert Redford:
- * Impact on Self-reliant Cinema: Redford's vision created a platform for independent voices, inspiring generations of artists and redefining cinema in the US and worldwide.
Based on the provided text, here’s a summary of the key points about Robert Redford:
* Impact on Self-reliant Cinema: Redford’s vision created a platform for independent voices, inspiring generations of artists and redefining cinema in the US and worldwide.
* Personal Qualities: He was known for his generosity, clarity of purpose, curiosity, rebel spirit, and love for the creative process.
* Tributes: Meryl Streep called him ”one of the lions” and a “dear friend.” Morgan Freeman recalled their great friendship and dream of working together. Major US newspapers highlighted his death.
* Early Life and Career: Born in 1936, he initially aimed to be a painter but transitioned to acting. He gained recognition in the romantic comedy Barefoot in the Park (1967).
* Partnership with Paul Newman: His celebrity rose with Butch cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The sting.
* notable films: He starred in All the President’s Men (1976), a classic political film about the watergate scandal, and Out of Africa (1985), a romantic drama set in Kenya.
* Character Archetypes: He often played positive, committed, and romantic characters, even when portraying thieves.
* Awards and Recognition: He won the Oscar for Best Director for Ordinary People (1980) and received an honorary Oscar in 2002.
* Collaboration with Sydney pollack: He worked with director Sydney Pollack on seven films.